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All posts tagged "K-pop"

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  Korean dramas are a hit even in Cuba

  By Kim Sang-mok HAVANA, CUBA — “Do you know the Korean actors Lee Min-ho and Yoon Sang-hyun?” was the question posed to me by a 15-year-old Havana resident inside a bootleg CD store. As it turns out,...

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  YG, Yang Hyun-suk, Big Bang’s Seungri file lawsuit against reporter

  YG Entertainment and its CEO, Yang Hyun-suk, filed a lawsuit at Seoul Western District Court last month against an entertainment reporter at a local news outlet for defamation, Yonhap reported. The entertainment giant and Yang are requesting...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Rolling Stone picks CL as ‘artist you need to know’

  Rolling Stone has selected CL, leader and rapper of the K-pop girl band 2NE1, as one of the “10 Artists You Need to Know.” The music magazine Monday introduced CL — along with Travis Mills, Halsey and...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  Apink’s Yoon Bo-mi wows baseball fans with first pitch

  K-pop idol Yoon Bo-mi surprised baseball fans by throwing an impressive first ball before a game. The singer from six-member girl band Apink showed up at Jamsil Stadium on Sunday with band mate Oh Ha-young. In the...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Super Junior wins Teen Choice Awards

  Veteran K-pop idol Super Junior took home the Choice International Artist win for the Teen Choice Awards this year, the first for any Korean artist. The award is given to influential, non-American artists from around the world....

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  Yangpa, Na Yoon-kwon to perform at DC independence event

  By The Korea Times Washington DC staff South Korean vocalists Yangpa and Na Yoon-kwon arrived in Washington, D.C., Thursday two days before a planned performance at an event celebrating the 70th anniversary of Korean independence and in...

  • Posted August 14, 2015
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  Power star couple Lee Seung-gi and Yoona separate

  It’s the end of another power star couple: Lee Seung-gi, 28, and Girls’ Generation member Yoona, 25, have parted ways after 22 months, local media reported. Both stars’ agencies confirmed the break-up Thursday. Hook Entertainment, Lee’s agency,...

  • Posted August 13, 2015
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